Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Search the Evidence
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…l to cover privilege issues. Q. Thank you. I'm going to move on to my penultimate topic, certain advice given by Brian Altman. Could we start with POL00333855, please. These are notes of a conference on 9 September 2013. First of all, if we scroll down slightly so you can see some of the handwritten markings, are you able to assist us wit…
Brian for approval, I think. Q. Brian Altman? A. Brian Altman. Q. Thank you. If we please could turn over the page to the bottom of the second page. We can see there in this draft version the penultimate paragraph, please. It says: "In relation to the cut-off date, 1 January 2010 was close to the Horizon Online rollout. Prior to the [Hori…
…e were acting as a conduit, so that Post Office could get advice from criminal counsel. Q. You were meeting with Brian Altman, discussing matters relating to the Criminal Cases Review Commission with Brian Altman; weren't you? A. If we're talking July and August, I'm not sure if I ever actually met Brian in that period. Q. Okay, let's tur…
uit but it was certainly Brian Altman's understanding that Bond Dickinson at least had some observations. "Simon's and my view is that he shouldn't report on the safety of past convictions it but it was certainly Brian Altman's understanding that Bond Dickinson at least had some observations. "Simon's and my view is that he shouldn't repo…
…his letter probably needs to go from Paula. "This letter just holds the current position until we have spoken to Brian Altman tomorrow." Brian Altman, criminal counsel, so we're now liaising with Post Office's criminal lawyer, and making reference to criminal counsel who is going, please, advising on the Cartwright King processes, et cete…
…his letter probably needs to go from Paula. "This letter just holds the current position until we have spoken to Brian Altman tomorrow." Brian Altman, criminal counsel, so we're now liaising with Post Office's criminal lawyer, and making reference to criminal counsel who is going, please, advising on the Cartwright King processes, et cete…
cause this was with Brian, the minutes would have been prepared by Gavin Matthews, so I don't know what process he followed. I don't recall though I think, specifically on this minute, I remembe cause this was with Brian, the minutes would have been prepared by Gavin Matthews, so I don't know what process he followed. I don't recall thoug…
relating to the Criminal Cases Review Commission with Brian Altman; weren't you? A. If we're talking July and August, I'm not sure if I ever actually met Brian in that period. Q. Okay, let's turn back to that email, the covering email, WBON0000777. It's the bottom email, you say: "Please find draft holding letter ... "This ... just holds…
Foat? A. Thank you, sir. By that I mean it was Post Office that raised the fact of -- obviously, Brian had been involved. Mr Altman is an extremely experienced senior 108 (27) Pages 105 - 108 The Post Office criminal lawyer and, frankly, he had a lot of information and memory on issues, which someone like myself or indeed a lot of other p…
"Please find attached two separate terms of reference for Brian Altman QC as amended in response to his observations document which I also attach for ease of reference. "Please note that [the Post Office] needs to decide on the issue of whether he is to be asked to report to the Board on the efficacy or safety of past prosecutions -- see…
ch was where Brian Altman came in, to review the fact that we 105 were reviewing it. So, effectively, we were trying to get two layers of assurance. Q. Were you aware -- A. General Counsel, Cartwright King -- Q. Were you aware that Cartwright King had been involved in conducting prosecutions for Post Office at the time when they were inst…
…ecutions but I certainly didn't put those two things together. Q. In your statement, you refer to the Advices of Brian Altman KC. Were you provided with any of those notes of advice? A. Sadly not. Again, with hindsight, I understand that Brian Altman also referred to other things that weren't brought to our attention. We were basically gi…
be the advice of Brian Altman QC, regarding the disclosure obligations. What do you think caused the difference of approach between yourself and the Post Office, in respect of disclosure o be the advice of Brian Altman QC, regarding the disclosure obligations. What do you think caused the difference of approach between yourself and the Po…
…etween -- and then there was a -- | think there was a third look at the Seema Misra case later on in the year by Brian Altman and Brian Altman said, in terms, "You're wrong, you should order disclosure in this case", and so we did. That's the time line of what happened but | don't want people to think that Harry Bowyer produced a document…
…etween -- and then there was a -- I think there was a third look at the Seema Misra case later on in the year by Brian Altman and Brian Altman said, in terms, "You're wrong, you should order disclosure in this case", and so we did. That's the time line of what happened but I don't want people to think that Harry Bowyer produced a document…